Legion of Super-Heroes

Long Live the Legion!!!

In the 30th Century, a young man named Rokk Krinn left his home world of BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers. to seek out his fortune as a Magno Ball player, on his way he met another young man named Garth Ranzz from the planet WinathThe agrarian commune planet in the 30th century where most people are born as part of a twin pair. Solo birthed children are shunned and outcasts. This is the planet that Lightning Lad and Lightning Lass of the LSHAn abbreviation for Legion of Super-Heroes. calls home. who was on a quest to find his missing big brother, Mekt.   The two became fast friends and noted two new passengers getting on their shuttle, the first was Imra Ardeen, a beautiful blonde telepath and Rene Jacques Brande, the richest man in the known universe.

When their shuttle landed on Earth, as the group began to disembark Imra began to pick up surface thoughts of a plan of an assassination and had just enough time to shout a warning out that someone was trying to kill Mr. Brande as projectiles rang out.   Rokk used his native magnetic abilities to stop the projectiles while Garth used his amazing electrical powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.) to disarm and disable the two assassins.

Mr. Brande was very thankful to the youths for saving him and decided to hire all three of them and employ them as a peace keeping force for the new fledgling United PlanetsThe confederation of planets in the 30th Century that makes up a series of cooperative planets that self govern, similar to the United States..   Rokk, a fan of 20th Century history, remembered the legend of Superboy, and suggested that they model their group after his legend.   Taking the code names of Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl the three became the founders of the Legion of Super-HeroesA group of intergalactic teenagers that have bonded together to defend the 30th century universe from evil. They recruited Superboy in their earliest adventures..

The Legion would grow and include new members, including Superboy and Supergirl themselves, and a host of allies from all over space.   They are constantly called upon to fight the tyranny of those who would rule others less powerful or to combat the powerful forces of xenophobia.

Roll Call

Legionnaire – Real Name – Home World – PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)

Cosmic Boy – Rokk Krinn – BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers. – Magnetic Control

Lightning Lad – Garth Ranzz – WinathThe agrarian commune planet in the 30th century where most people are born as part of a twin pair. Solo birthed children are shunned and outcasts. This is the planet that Lightning Lad and Lightning Lass of the LSHAn abbreviation for Legion of Super-Heroes. calls home. – Electrical Control

Saturn Girl – Imra Ardeen Ranzz – TitanThe moon of Saturn that is home to a race of telepaths in the 30th Century. Saturn Girl of the LSHAn abbreviation for Legion of Super-Heroes. is one of these telepaths., Saturn’s Moon – Telepath

Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel – Luornu Durgo Taine – CarggThe planet that Triplicate Girl/Duo Damsel of the LSHAn abbreviation for Legion of Super-Heroes. in the 30th Century. All Carggites have the ability to split into three identical beings. – Ability to split into three/two identical selves

Phantom Girl – Tinya Wazzo – BgtzlThe planet that Phantom Girl of the Legion is from. Bgtzl is located in a Phantom like area in the same space as Earth. All Bgtzlians can turn immaterial and pass through solid objects. – IntangibilityThe ability to lessen ones density to the point where the character can pass through solid objects and have solid objects pass through them.

Chameleon Boy – Reep Daggle – DurlaA planet that the Legion €™s Chameleon Boy comes from. All Durlans are shape shifters, able to change forms at will. – Shape Changer

Colossal Boy – Gim Allon – Earth – Ability to Increase Size

Brainiac Five – Querl Dox – ColuThe planet where Brainiac Five of the Legion of Super-Heroes calls home. – 12th Level Intelligence

Ultra Boy – Jo Nah – RimborThe home planet of Ultra Boy of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Rimbor is known for its very stringent privacy laws making law enforcement very difficult. Rimbor is a €œrough € neighborhood. – Ultra Energy

Star Boy – Thom Kallor – XanthuThe home planet of Star Boy of the Legion of Super-Heroes – Gravity Increasing

ShrinkingA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). who can reduce their size and mass. Violet – Salu Digby – ImskThe home planet of Shrinking Violet of the Legion of Super-Heroes. All the beings on this planet have the ability to shrink their normal size. – ShrinkingA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). who can reduce their size and mass.

Sun Boy – Dirk Morgna – Earth – Solar Heat and Light Radiation

Bouncing Boy – Chuck Taine – Earth – Super Bouncing

Mon-El – Lar Gand – DaxamThe planet where Mon-El of the Legion of Super-Heroes calls home. Daxamites have the same abilities of Kryptonians, however they suffer a fatal poisoning from exposure to lead. – KryptonianA character whose original home world is KryptonThe home world of Kryptonians, like Superman.. Like PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.)

Element Lad – Jan Arrah – TromThe planet that Element Lad of the Legion of Super-Heroes comes from. Element Lad is the lone survivor of the Tromite race, which was eliminated by Roxxas the Pirate. – Elemental Transmutation

Lightning Lass/Light Lass – Ayla Ranzz – WinathThe agrarian commune planet in the 30th century where most people are born as part of a twin pair. Solo birthed children are shunned and outcasts. This is the planet that Lightning Lad and Lightning Lass of the LSHAn abbreviation for Legion of Super-Heroes. calls home. – Electrical Control/Gravity Decreasing

Dream Girl – Nura Nal – NaltorThe planet that Dream Girl of the Legion of Super-Heroes calls home. All Naltorians have the ability to see into the future with uncanny accuracy. – Precognition

Karate Kid – Val Armorr – Earth – Mastery of the Martial Arts

Princess Projectra – Projectra – OrandoThe planet that is the home of Princess Projectra of the Legion of Super-Heroes. This planet is a medieval world that shuns most technology and is steeped in tradition of knights, sorcery, and honor. – Illusion Casting

Shadow Lass – Tasmia Mallor – Talok VIIIThe planet that the Legion of Super-Heroes €™ Shadow Lass comes from. It is a harsh desert world full of warring tribes. – Darkness Field Generation

Timber Wolf – Brin Londo – ZuunThe home planet of Timber Wolf of the Legion of Super-Heroes. – Animal Agility, Acrobatics, Senses, and Strength

Wildfire – Drake Burroughs – Earth – Anti-Energy

Dawnstar – Dawnstar – StarhavenThe colony world where Dawnstar of the Legion of Super-Heroes is a native. All AmerindsThe race of people who resemble Native Americans but have evolved to grow wings. Dawnstar of the Legion of Super-Heroes is an Amerind. from Starhaven resemble American Indians and all of them have wings and the ability to fly in outer space without protective gear. Colony – Super-Speed FlightThe ability to defy gravity and move through the air unaided without falling. and Tracking Abilities

Blok – Blok – DryadThe planet where the Blok from the Legion of Super-Heroes is a native. – InvulnerabilityA character possessing this power is typically impervious to harm from normal means or even extraordinary means unless they possess a weakness of some sort such as Superman to Kryptonite or Magic., Strength, and Super-Density

Inactive Members

Matter-Eater Lad – Tenzil Kem – BismollThe planet that Matter-Eater Lad of the Legion is from. All Bismollians developed the ability to eat inorganic matter as an evolutionary guard against the poisonous organic life on their planet. – Ability to consume all matter – Currently insane.

Tyroc – Troy Stewart – Island of MarzalThe island that Tyroc of the Legion of Super-Heroes calls home. This island is located on Earth but is mostly out of phase with Earth causing its inhabitants to only come in contact with the rest of Earth rarely. Marzal is populated entirely by the descendants of a slave rebellion in the 17-19th century. on Earth – Sonic Screams Cause Different Effects – Unreachable

While Superboy and Supergirl live in the 20th Century they rarely participate in Legion cases at this point though they are both available when an emergency should arise.

Supergirl – Kara Zor-El – KryptonThe home world of Kryptonians, like Superman., Argo CityThe part of KryptonThe home world of Kryptonians, like Superman. that survived for a bit allowing Kara Zor-El or Supergirl to be rocketed to Earth. – KryptonianA character whose original home world is KryptonThe home world of Kryptonians, like Superman.. Abilities

Superboy – Kal-El – KryptonThe home world of Kryptonians, like Superman. – KryptonianA character whose original home world is KryptonThe home world of Kryptonians, like Superman.. Abilities

Deceased Members

The Legion has largely been successful but they have had their share of tragedies.

First Lightning Lad died at the hands of the Khundish warrior Zaryan the Conqueror.

Lightning Lad was brought back to life by the sacrifice of Proty, Chameleon Boy’s pet.

Then Triplicate Girl lost one of her bodies to the villainous C.O.M.P.U.T.O., and became renamed Duo Damsel.

Ferro Lad – Andrew Nolan – Earth – Ability to sheath himself in iron

and who had joined the Legion recently sacrificed himself to destroy the Sun-Eater.

The Original Invisible Kid – Lyle Norg – Earth – InvisibilityThe ability to apparently disappear from detection, typically sight, but other forms of invisibility exist as well.

was crushed by Validus of the Fatal Five.

Chemical King – Condo Arlik – PhlonThe planet where Chemical King of the Legion of Super-Heroes comes from. – Ability to control chemical reactions

gave his life to stop World WarWar comics feature military personnel fighting enemy troops. These comics are great adventure comics, but also very useful propaganda. VIII.

New Members would come as well and shortly after I started reading the Legion two new members would join.

Invisible Kid II – Jacques Foccart – Earth – InvisibilityThe ability to apparently disappear from detection, typically sight, but other forms of invisibility exist as well.

and Dream Girl’s younger sister, The White Witch

White Witch – Mysa Nal – NaltorThe planet that Dream Girl of the Legion of Super-Heroes calls home. All Naltorians have the ability to see into the future with uncanny accuracy./Xerox or Sorcerer’s World – MagicUnlike the real world, in the fictional DCU magic exists and is a viable force in characters lives.

As time goes on and you keep reading comics, things change and in the Legion two events prompted some big changes.  The first would be the death of Karate Kid at the hands of Nemesis Kid and the resignation of Princess Projectra after she killed Nemesis Kid in revenge (and as head of OrandoThe planet that is the home of Princess Projectra of the Legion of Super-Heroes. This planet is a medieval world that shuns most technology and is steeped in tradition of knights, sorcery, and honor.’s legal system as queen) then Projectra takes OrandoThe planet that is the home of Princess Projectra of the Legion of Super-Heroes. This planet is a medieval world that shuns most technology and is steeped in tradition of knights, sorcery, and honor. into another dimension away from the United PlanetsThe confederation of planets in the 30th Century that makes up a series of cooperative planets that self govern, similar to the United States. and its violence.

Shortly after the “Lost” Legionnaires returned home, the founding members Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, and Saturn Girl retired to reserve status leaving gaps in the membership.  Light Lass regained her lightning powersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.) and replaced her brother as Lightning Lass but other members would be needed to make up the dwindling numbers of the Legion.

Magnetic Kid – Pol Krinn – BraalThe home planet of the Legion €™s Cosmic Boy. All the inhabitants have magnetic powers. – Magnetism
Magnetic Kid is Cosmic Boy’s younger brother.

Polar Boy – Brek Bannin – TharrThe home world of Polar Boy of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, where all inhabitants are immune to adverse heat and can generate ice and cold. – Project Cold/Ice and Withstand Heat

Quislet – Real Name is Unpronounceable by Humanoids – Teall (energy dimension planet) – Animate Matter &  Disintegrate  that Matter

Sensor Girl – Identity Unknown (at least right now) – Planet of OriginA story that tells the beginnings of a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). or team. Unknown (at least right now) – PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.) (unknown)

Sensor Girl was admitted to the Legion based upon Saturn Girl’s request stating that

“Trust me, Legionnaires.  Sensor Girl has the  BEST of reasons to be a Legionnaire.”

and

Tellus – Ganglios – Hykraius – Telepathy/Telekinesis

Honorary Legionnaires

Elastic Lad – Jimmy Olsen – 20th Century Earth- Stretching and Elasticity

Insect Queen – Lana Lang – 20th Century Smallville – Bio-Ring allows shapeshifting into a human/insect hybrid form

Kid Psycho – Gnill Opril – Hadru – Amazing Psychic PowersThe extraordinary abilities that a characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). may possess. (Example: Aquaman can telepathically control marine life as one of his powers.), but each use lessens his lifespan.

Pete Ross – 20th Century Smallville – Given Membership for keeping Superboy’s Secret IdentityA characterAny sentient entity that appears in a comic book. (Example: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Krypto the Super Dog are all characters that appear in Superman comics). that keeps who they really are under wraps so that only a few people know who they actually are. (Not even Lois Lane suspects that mild mannered reporter Clark Kent is really Superman in disguise.) a Secret

Rond Vidar – Earth – Son of Universo, helped the Legion defeat him many times, also helped develop time travel devices like the Time Cube and Time Bubble.

No matter who is a Legionnaire or for how long, their battle cry will always be heard…

LONG LIVE THE LEGION!!!